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    Posted: August 15 2007 at 23:02
O.K., no takers on the excellent Polish metal. How about something Italian?

La Maschera Di Cera is a modern Italian Symphonic band with many elements from the classic days. These guys know how to pull out the old organs, and blend it with some heavy guitar. The lead singer is also very dynamic. Their last album, "LuxAde" was high on many members' lists for the best of 2006. I saw them at NEARfest, and they were fantastic.

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Now it's time for a couple of bands from Poland. A few months ago I discovered Indukti, and recently was introduced to Osada Vida. Now I am not usually a big supporter of metal, but these bands have a lot more going on (what do they put in the water over there?). I also had the pleasure of seeing Indukti live. They were the first band of the second day of Nearfest. This is a tough spot, as many of the people were partying the night before. Nonetheless, they had the audience captivated. If they can impress this staunch symphonic guy, I think most proggers could get into them.

                                             

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Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

So, what happened? No one interested in new artists anymore?

Thumbs%20Up Good stuff. Very quirky, fun and weird, specially when the girl shrieks the notes of the piano. That cracks me up every time. LOL

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I like a lot of the bands that are mentioned by Jimmy_row and Atkingkani on p2 of this thread. I may have overlooked them but i miss Randone and Mangala Vallis sofar. Two of my favorite symphonic bands at the moment.

Also the Russian prog aficionados apparently haven't arrived sofar as i don't see any talk about Gourishankar and Disen Gage as yet.

A somewhat lesser known band from Italy is Faveravola who got one album out sofar. I just listened to it again on the train back home, this album is not so much about  stunning achievements by individuals on their respective instruments as about  skillfully crafting a dreamy somewhat melancholic atmosphere in which you can lose yourself completely.


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Originally posted by asimplemistake asimplemistake wrote:

Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by kazansky kazansky wrote:

recently i got into Discus, Indonesian Avant band that combines jazz,metal and Indonesian folk. sounds a bit like what people call random noises, but i think their music is cool

i'll come back later
 
Well i support this suggestion since i recently discovered Discus´ ...tot Licht! which i think is a very original album, great stuff!
 
Excellent topic H.T.!
 
And of course the first band i will suggest is my favorite Mexican band, some of you know Cabezas de Cera, i discovered them 4 yeas ago and immediately fell in love with their music, it is a mix of jazz, avant garde, rock, a very original band with superb musicians and excellent compositions, they are working right now in their next studio album, prepare for an excellent new record!
Have a look to their PA´s page
Here are the links to both, their official site and their myspace site, enjoy it.
 
 
Great recommendation Memo, thanks for let us know about them Cry



I really liked the songs on the links you have there, and I read your review of the album Cabezas de Cera.  I really like a lot of what I heard and plan on getting the album.
 
Thank you very much asimplemistakeBig%20smile, i am sure you will be pleased with the album you getWink

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This week I will write reviews about Shadow Circus, Mystery and Senogul, fellow   progheads, all interesting new and lesser known prog Clap
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Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

So, what happened? No one interested in new artists anymore?


I sure ain't, till I don't see a Namlook review that's not mine. LOL

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recently discovered Le Silo, instrumental avant-garde band from Japan that has lots of awesome piano work
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So, what happened? No one interested in new artists anymore?
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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by kazansky kazansky wrote:

recently i got into Discus, Indonesian Avant band that combines jazz,metal and Indonesian folk. sounds a bit like what people call random noises, but i think their music is cool

i'll come back later
 
Well i support this suggestion since i recently discovered Discus´ ...tot Licht! which i think is a very original album, great stuff!
 
Excellent topic H.T.!
 
And of course the first band i will suggest is my favorite Mexican band, some of you know Cabezas de Cera, i discovered them 4 yeas ago and immediately fell in love with their music, it is a mix of jazz, avant garde, rock, a very original band with superb musicians and excellent compositions, they are working right now in their next studio album, prepare for an excellent new record!
Have a look to their PA´s page
Here are the links to both, their official site and their myspace site, enjoy it.
 
 
Great recommendation Memo, thanks for let us know about them Cry



I really liked the songs on the links you have there, and I read your review of the album Cabezas de Cera.  I really like a lot of what I heard and plan on getting the album.
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Here's a band that many of you know, but more need to. Nexus is an Argentine band, that sounds more European, or even North American. The only real giveaway is that the lyrics are sung in Spanish. These guys are doing some full blown, loveably pompous, Renaissance prog. I have two albums. "Metanoia" is very good, but "Perpetuum Karma" blows me away. Do yourselves a favor and give these guys a try.

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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by kazansky kazansky wrote:

recently i got into Discus, Indonesian Avant band that combines jazz,metal and Indonesian folk. sounds a bit like what people call random noises, but i think their music is cool

i'll come back later
 
Well i support this suggestion since i recently discovered Discus´ ...tot Licht! which i think is a very original album, great stuff!
 
Excellent topic H.T.!
 
And of course the first band i will suggest is my favorite Mexican band, some of you know Cabezas de Cera, i discovered them 4 yeas ago and immediately fell in love with their music, it is a mix of jazz, avant garde, rock, a very original band with superb musicians and excellent compositions, they are working right now in their next studio album, prepare for an excellent new record!
Have a look to their PA´s page
Here are the links to both, their official site and their myspace site, enjoy it.
 
 
Great recommendation Memo, thanks for let us know about them Cry

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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 31 2007 at 21:59
Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

Oh sorry, did I "bump" into you? Hey guys, you were doing so well. Don't let it go because I decided to spend a couple of days at the beach.
 
HT, I'll help you maintain this thread and keep it up there so people motice.
 
Well, if I am already here, let's mention another newcomer:
A Japanese chamber music band (with tango and salon music influences) called SALLE GAVEAU (added by Adam - Black Velvet), They performed this year at the RIO festival in France and there was a good impression from them as I read from various reviews.
Here's their bio from here in PA:
"Salle Gaveau spawned from the Japanese Avant-prog band Bondage Fruit, birthed by guitarist Natsuki Kido. Their archetype Tango sound was highly influenced form masters Astor Piazzolla, with all performers versed in Argentinean Tango. The band made their first appearance as a group in 2003, consisting of Natsuki Kido (guitar), Naoki Kita (violin), Yoshiaki Sato (accordéon) and Keisuke Torigoe (contrabass). In October 2005, Masaki Hayashi (piano) joined the band, rendering the line-up complete.

Salle Gaveau have only released one album Alloy (2007), which can be described as Chamber Tango, facilitated with the likes of: Classical, jazz, rock, progressive rock. Through passages of electric musical dexterity these five top class performers craft energetic Chamber prog of the highest calibre. The band has a left field sound when paralleled to traditional Japanese Avant-prog; a subtle French class taints their sound, thanks to the accordéon. Between the fast pace flourishes they coax their audience with more digestible delicacies, procuring a perfectly balanced album.

Unfazed by playing next to the likes of Magma and Present, the band gained international success, with their astounding performance at the 2007 Rock In Opposition festival. Salle Gaveau should reach out to vast audience among progressive rock not just confining themselves to the absurd and weird. Highly Recommended.

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They released Alloy this year
 
And this is the review by Hugues:
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SALLE GAVEAU — Alloy

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3%20stars 3.5 stars really!!

Debut album for this Japanase avant-prog with ethnic flavors that made itself known by opening the first RIO Festival in Carmeaux. Apparently they went down as the main “good surprise” by most of the public that was at the time looking ahead at future major groups ahead in the program. This Japanese acoustic quintet (including a violinist and an accordionist) develops the now usual Eastern European folk/ethnic music that ranges close to the gypsy-type of jazz.

Nothing very original I’m afraid as this is now done just way too often-ly reprised, that it is by now sounding very unoriginal. From Debile Menthol to Alamaailman Vasarat, from Rouge Ciel to Cro Magnon, this type of music has been explored dozens (hundreds?) of time before and SG is unable to add anything new, even with their Japanese sensibilities. And if they do add a bit of dissonance, it is no more than Sotos (and they added a Zeuhl touch, which is completely absent in SG), if they have an accordion (which I generally hate, but here it is extremely well played as it almost doesn’t interfere), so does Hamster Theatre. And even if they do have a certain approach that renders their music distinguishable for an experienced listener, it is not really enough to want to indulge once more

Don’t get me wrong, if you haven’t yet had your fill with this type of Eastern European Gypsy thing, SG will delight you with their flawless execution, and their charming phrasing and all-around tightness. But this proghead has enough record of that type to last him a second lifetime.

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Oh sorry, did I "bump" into you? Hey guys, you were doing so well. Don't let it go because I decided to spend a couple of days at the beach.
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Definitely not a "new artist" and a greatly prominent figure in the entire progressive rock scheme, nevertheless an unbelievably forgotten artist around here (except by me, who review his tons of albums like hell LOL), I have hard time understanding why Pete Namlook is rarely mentioned and never checked (no reviews, except mine).

He is one of the most complex and "with accent" modern electronic composers, sensibly sharing an eclectic power in his music, but mostly doing diverse and expansive performances.

I have mentioned his plethora of styles in his bio:
While circling in some general aspects, the style of his music can get detailed to incredible extents: ambient, environmental, environMental, electronic, chill-out, trance, techno, jazzy and jazzy-oriented, ethno-electronic, beatoriented, futuristic, retro Kraut, psychedelic, Elektro-Kraut, dance, jungle, film character, soundtracks style music, atom-electronic, sound creativity, tribal, granular and analog synthesis, subharmonic, sonic frenziness, epic, spheric, acid, monumental, slow mind, dreamscapes, soundscapes, mental wash, rhythms, nature techniques, impressionistic sound, hardcore trance and beats, groove, trip-hops, dubs, electro-chords, "jambient", intelli-music, electronic-fusion, electronic-mix, "home-grown" sounds..."

(most being authentic and good for prog; others, well, aren't that amazing. Embarrassed)

having made 10 albums with Schulze is nothing, really . he has entire projects upon a special theme and style-focus, or with several electronic contemporary artists


I'm definitely a fan of his music. 
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^^^Thanks for all the information Ruben.

I'm off for a few days. Keep it going guys.
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For those interested in the band I previously mentioned some pages ago, Youthmovies, feel free to read some reviews, listen to some samples and post your opinions about them on my recent recommendation thread: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40386

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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

bhikkhu,

Great idea for ratcheting up the quality of conversation around here. Might even draw some of us fence-sitters back into the forums.

After Crying is one of the few bands to totally blow me away in the past few years. Overground Music was almost an orgy of piano, strings, and the less-common wind instruments. The piano especially is brilliant on that album, and their singing has improved greatly over the past few albums. A band well worth investing in.

On the older front I came across Joe Byrd's 'American Metaphysical Circus' from 1969 not too long ago. How did I miss this one all these years? Some of the finest tongue-in-cheek psych you're likely to hear this side of Country Joe & the Fish. I don't listen to much old psych anymore, but United States of America's exlusion from this site (including the Joe Byrd solo album) is a travesty.

Another old odd-duck worth a listen if you can find it - the American Genesis and their sole album 'In the Beginning...' from 1968. The 16-minute "World Without You" is worth it all by itself. More psych, but with a tinge of folkish melody and again a bit of a sense of humor.

Finally, Beat Goes On reissued Spirit's 'Spirit of 76' two-disc album not too long ago. Check out Randy California's take on "Like A Rolling Stone" to find out if you still have a soul. Not prog at all, but still brilliant!


After Crying is quite good. Our friend Ivan practically forced me to get "Overground Music."   

This is supposed to be about New Artists, but if it's new to you ...
Check out the "Priceless Relic" thread for discussion about the old gems.

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bhikkhu,

Great idea for ratcheting up the quality of conversation around here. Might even draw some of us fence-sitters back into the forums.

After Crying is one of the few bands to totally blow me away in the past few years. Overground Music was almost an orgy of piano, strings, and the less-common wind instruments. The piano especially is brilliant on that album, and their singing has improved greatly over the past few albums. A band well worth investing in.

On the older front I came across Joe Byrd's 'American Metaphysical Circus' from 1969 not too long ago. How did I miss this one all these years? Some of the finest tongue-in-cheek psych you're likely to hear this side of Country Joe & the Fish. I don't listen to much old psych anymore, but United States of America's exlusion from this site (including the Joe Byrd solo album) is a travesty.

Another old odd-duck worth a listen if you can find it - the American Genesis and their sole album 'In the Beginning...' from 1968. The 16-minute "World Without You" is worth it all by itself. More psych, but with a tinge of folkish melody and again a bit of a sense of humor.

Finally, Beat Goes On reissued Spirit's 'Spirit of 76' two-disc album not too long ago. Check out Randy California's take on "Like A Rolling Stone" to find out if you still have a soul. Not prog at all, but still brilliant!
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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

A band I can't stop listening to is Clevis.They have been approved for Art Rock.you can go to www.myspace.com/clevisto hear 5 tracks. 4 are on the EP which can be bought for about $3 on amazon.com.


Just checked it out. If you are a fan of the bass, this should be on your list.

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